CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12] — Page 238

now;

but all the same

a similar scarcity to

what we

have recent

experienced might again arise to the

inconvenience

of trade"

As regards

circulation of

the

yen in South China,

the Governor despatch inclosed a letter from the Acting Consul General at Canton,

who writes that according to inquiries instituted here the

Japanese yen

circulates

freely

in this district

as the Mexican dollar".

236

The two coins

are

being taken

of the

same value,

accepted together in

settlement of account.

But the yen

is still

comparatively rare

here, and it is possible

that a short distance inland it may

be looked

upon with

suspicion."

The despatch also encloses a

letter from M. Brown, Commissioner

of Imperial Chinese Customs, who writes:

I know that as far

the yen circulates

among

the people

...

now;

but all the same

a similar scarcity to

what we

have recently

experienced might again arise to the

inconvenience

of trade"

As regards

circulation of

the

yen in South China,

the Governor's despatch inclosed a letter from the Acting Consul General at Canton,

who writes that according to inquiries instituted here the

Japanese yen

circulates

freely

in this district

as the Mexican dollar".

H236 The two coins

are

being taken

of the

same value,

accepted together in

settlement of account.

But the yen

is still

comparatively rare

here, and it is possible

that a short distance inland it may

be looked

upon with

suspicion."

The despatch also encloses a

letter from M. Brown, Commissioner

of Imperial Chinese Customs, who writes:

I know that as far

the yen circulates

among

the people

...